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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters does not appear in Act 1?
(a) Jimmy Farrell
(b) Philly Cullen
(c) Old Mahon
(d) Margaret Flaherty

2. The issue of Christy going home with the Widow Quin is resolved when:
(a) Christy says he wants to stay with Pegeen.
(b) Christy falls asleep.
(c) The Widow Quin decides to stay with Christy and Pegeen.
(d) Shawn decides to stay with Christy and Pegeen.

3. The author's dialogue and description of the night gives what impression?
(a) It is a perfect time for visiting neighbors.
(b) It is the most exciting time of day.
(c) It is peaceful and serene.
(d) It is not safe to be out after dark.

4. Act 1 begins with Pegeen:
(a) Giving Shawn a list of wedding supplies.
(b) Writing a request for wedding supplies.
(c) Daydreaming about her wedding.
(d) Writing a list of supplies for her father's wedding.

5. The play was first published in the year:
(a) 1890.
(b) After the author's death in 1909.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1907.

6. What does Michael James expect Shawn to do in Michael's absence?
(a) Keep Pegeen company.
(b) Fetch the Widow Quin.
(c) Marry Pegeen.
(d) Attend the wake.

7. Pegeen's father is going out for the evening to:
(a) Church.
(b) Kate Cassidy's wake.
(c) Go hunting.
(d) Visit the Widow Quin.

8. Michael James and his friends Jimmy and Philly are in a hurry to leave so that they can:
(a) Tell the peelers about Christy.
(b) Get the Bishops blessing for the wedding.
(c) Drink the best stuff at the wake.
(d) Collect a bounty for the body in the ditch.

9. Pegeen's wedding is on hold until her fiance receives:
(a) Her father's blessing.
(b) Dispensation from the Holy Father.
(c) An endowment.
(d) A job.

10. What do both Shawn and Michael James claim to hear from a ditch on the side of the road that evening?
(a) Someone groaning.
(b) Shots.
(c) A wolf howling.
(d) A rabid dog growling.

11. Pegeen's approximate age in the play is:
(a) Twenty five years old.
(b) Fifteen years old.
(c) Fifty years old.
(d) Twenty years old.

12. Pegeen attempts to discredit the Widow Quin by accusing her of:
(a) Poaching chickens.
(b) Killing her father.
(c) Being a spy for Father Reilly.
(d) Burying her husband.

13. When Pegeen says to Shawn, "Go on, then, to Father Reilly, and let him put you in the holy brotherhoods, and leave that lad to me," what emotion is she displaying?
(a) Joy.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Anger.

14. Michael offers Christy a job as:
(a) A pot boy.
(b) A peeler.
(c) A pall bearer.
(d) A delivery boy.

15. The responsibility of barkeep in Michael James' establishment falls to:
(a) Shawn
(b) Michael James
(c) Pegeen
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Christy Mahon's big secret is that:

2. One of Christy favorite pastimes after working hard all day on the farm is:

3. Christy tells Pegeen that his father:

4. When Pegeen asks Christy if he is attracting many girls after telling his story, he replies:

5. The length of time covered in Act 1 is:

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